Instagram Finally Brings Search To The Web

Instagram was born as a mobile app, but the platform has definitely been taking care of its web version lately. About a month ago, Instagram rolled out a new beautifully designed website and recently we found out that the platform was now storing high resolution images.

Today, Instagram is again rolling out a very nice addition to its web version: search.

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For example, here is what you will get when searching for “Paris” on Instagram:

And if you look up a hashtag – for example #dogs – you will get a similar page:

Instagram did not explain why it took them so long to bring such a basic and important feature to the web. The only comment is that Instagram.com is – and probably will always be – a complementary platform to the mobile app. Nevertheless, we are quite happy to see the changes brought to the website.